SANTA ANA, California An Orange County-based businessman who portrayed himself as a wealthy and successful entrepreneur – sometimes bragging that he was one of the richest men in Africa – was arrested…
Former Texas Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Sentenced to More than Three Years in Prison for Beating Handcuffed Suspect
A former Van Zandt County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy was sentenced Wednesday to 44 months in prison for violating an arrestee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him. According to…
N.M. House of Representatives Candidate Charged for Shooting Spree
An indictment was unsealed Wednesday in New Mexico charging a former candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives for a shooting spree targeting the homes of four elected officials. According to…
Virginia Body Building Coach Arrested for Multiple Child Exploitation Offenses
Officials stated that a bodybuilding coach was arrested Tuesday in Charlottesville, Virginia, for multiple child exploitation offenses. Court documents indicate that between 2013 and April 2020, Elliott Simon Atwell, 33, of Charlottesville,…
Kansas Man Indicted for Brandishing Firearm, Using Death Threats and Racial Slurs Against Two Black Juveniles
Officials announced Tuesday that a federal grand jury indicted a Kansas man for using guns, death threats, and racial slurs to intimidate Black people and interfere with multiple federally-protected rights. The indictment…
Just Saying By Raul Hernandez: Memorial Day — May 30, 2023
When I get up in the morning and find a pulse, I thank God. I also thank God for all the servicemen and women serving worldwide and especially those who made the…
Man Guilty of $1.2 Million Check Fraud Scheme Promoted on Social Media
SANTA ANA, California Officials stated that a convicted felon from Orange County who used social media to instruct his Instagram followers on how to defraud banks pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring with…
SoCal Man Allegedly Impersonated Federal Agent to Scam Latino Immigrants Seeking Legal Status to Remain in U.S.
SANTA ANA, California A federal grand jury has indicted a San Diego man for allegedly impersonating a federal agent and using that fake position to defraud more than 25 Orange County victims…
Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced For Seditious Conspiracy Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right group known as the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021,…
N.J. Prison Corrections Officers Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Systematically Brutalizing and Abusing Inmates
Officials stated that a corrections officer at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, New Jersey, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for assaulting inmates for “actual, perceived, and fabricated” violations of prison…
Federal Corrections Officer Charged with Sexual Assaulting Three Female Inmates
A federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin (FCI Dublin) was named in a 12-count indictment charging him for sexually assaulting three female inmates, according to officials. According to the…
Beverly Hills Man Finishing Sentence for Fraud Indicted on Alleged $9 Million Scam for Investment in Fake Hemp Farm
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury Tuesday returned a five-count indictment that accused a Beverly Hills man – who was completing a sentence in a prior federal fraud case – of soliciting…